Holder for lids or can covers



1961 E. J. DOEHLER HOLDER FOR LIDS OR CAN COVERS Filed March 22, 1961 Iu n I I u IN V EN TOR. W 2% BY AT T ORNEYS United States Patent Ollice3,006,497 Patented Oct. 31, 1961 3,006,497 HOLDER FOR LIDS R CAN COVERSEmil J. Doehler, 58 Dundee St., Buffalo, N.Y. Filed Mar. 22, 1961, Ser.No. 97,585 7 Claims. (Cl. 220-18) This invention relates to means forholding and protectmg covers or lids of cans or receptacles, such forexample as garbage cans, when the 'covers or lids are removed therefrom.

Whenever garbage is collected, for example by a municipality, the lidsare removed from the cans and frequently they are roughly handled andthrown around and bent or otherwise damaged so that they cannot bereadily replaced on the cans.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide means for mounting acan cover in a more or less permanent position in such a manner that itwill be out of the way when removed from the can and positioned Where itis not apt to be damaged and where it is readily replaceable on the can.Another object is to provide a mounting for can lids or covers in aconvenient location and providing guide means for placing the can incorrect relation to the cover so that the cover can be easily replacedcorrectly on a can. It is also an object of this invention to provide acover holder of this type which is of simplified construction and whichcan be easily applied to a lid or cover and to a building or othersupport.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate by way of example oneembodiment of my invention:

FIG. 1 is a side elevation of a can or container having a lid or coverpositioned thereon and secured to a holder which facilitates the removalof the cover from the can and the supporting of the cover in convenientand out of the way position when removed from the can.

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary top plan view thereof approximately as seen fromline 2-2, FIG. 1.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are sectional elevations of the holder on lines 3-3 and44, respectively of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view thereof on line 55, FIG. 1. a

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary sectional elevation thereof on line 66, FIG. 2.

In the construction illustrated 7 represents a can or container of anysuitable type, such as a garbage or trash can having a cover 8, and 9represents an upright support, such for example as a wall of a building,to which the cover may be attached. The cover is of the type which fitsover the top edge of the can and may be of any suitable construction,and is preferably provided with a handle 10 by means of which the covercan be removed from or placed on the can or container. The lid is madeof sheet metal or other material and has the usual reinforcing bead 11at the edge thereof.

In accordance with my invention I provide a holder for hinging orpivoting the cover on the building or support 9. For this purpose Ipreferably provide a holder which includes an upright plate 12 which maybe secured to the building or other support in any suitable or usualmanner, for example by means of screws or other fasteners 14. This plate12 supports an outwardly extending shelf or ledge 15 which may be in theform of another plate having openings 16 therein and having a rear edgewhich abuts against the upright plate 12 and which has projections whichextend into openings 13 of the plate 12 to hold the shelf from shiftinglaterally relatively to the plate. The rear edge of the shelf extendsover a knob or projection 17 of the upright plate 12 and these two partsof the holder may be connected by any suitable means, such for example,as a pin 18. Also the ledge or shelf 15 is supported from the plate 12by a brace 20 which may be in the form of a sheet metal strip having oneend formed for securing to the upright plate 12, for example by means ofa rivet 21 and having the lower end bent horizontally for securing tothe shelf or ledge 15 by means of rivets 22.

A hinge connection is provided between the shelf and the cover 8. Forexample a part of this hinge may be formed by the brace or strap 20, andfor this purpose the end of the brace may be provided with a turned overedge 24 forming a part of the hinge.

The other part of the hinge is formed by means of another metal strap 25which is shaped to be secured to the lid 8, and also to be hinged to thebrace member 20. The hinge connection may be of any suitable type. Forexample the parts 20 and 25 may be provided with turned over parts 28extending into alignment with each other and connected by means of ahinge pin 30. It will con sequently be evident that this hinge supportsthe lid 8 when positioned over the container 7 as shown in FIG. 1 andalso when the lid is swung about the hinge upwardly beyond its deadcenter position it will rest against the building or support so that itwill be held by gravity in an open position, as indicated by brokenlines in FIG. 1.

The ledge or shelf 15 is provided on the outer edge thereof with a curveor arc-shaped surface 32 which is formed to fit against the upper edgeof the can 7. Con sequently when the can has been emptied and it isdesired to again place the same in position to be covered, the can issupported in correct relation to the cover by the curved edge 32 of theledge or shelf 15. Consequently when the cover is then swung from itsupper position it will fit accurately on the container 7.

The hinge member or strap 25 may be secured to the lid or cover in anydesired manner and preferably it is constructed so that it can bereadily applied to the cover by a householder or other person Withoutrequiring mechanical skill. For this purpose the strap or hinge member25 is provided with an extension 35 which is bent around in such amanner as to extend into contact with or into close proximity to theinterior surface of the cover or lid 8 and around the bead 11 thereof.This extension is sufliciently flexible to permit a portion of the beadand cover to be inserted between the extension or clip 35 and the bodyportion of the strap 25. When correctly positioned in this manner, thecover and strap 25 may be connected by means of a bolt 36 or otherfastening device. To further ensure the maintaining of the cover incorrect relation to the strap 25, I provide at opposite sides of thestrap flanges or projections 38 which extend into gripping engagementwith the flange of the cover and which further serve to hold the coverand strap 25 in correct relation to each other.

It is also desirable to provide means for supporting the lidapproximately in horizontal position when the can is removed. For thispurpose I provide the ledge or shelf 15 adjacent to the opposite sidesthereof with upwardly extending lugs or projections 40 on which the edgeof the cover may rest independently of the container when the cover isin horizontal position, as shown in FIG. 6.

By means of the construction described the garbage can lid will be heldon the support 9 without damage. By means of the cover support devicethe container can be readily positioned in correct relation to the coverso that when the cover is lowered it will fit correctly on thecontainer. When the container is removed, the cover will be in anupright position out of the way and not apt to be damaged or lost.

It will be understood that various changes in the details, materials andarrangements of parts, which have been herein described and illustratedin order to explain the nature of the invention, may be made by thoseskilled e 1. A holder for a container cover, said holder includ-' ing anupright plate adapted to be secured to a support, an outwardly extendingplate secured in fixed relation to said upright plate, a hinge having apart supported on said outwardly extending plate and a part secured tosaid cover, said outwardly extending plate having its outer edge shapedto conform to the contour of the upper portion of a container to guidethe same into correct relation to said holder to receive the cover.

' '2. A holder for a container cover, said holder including an uprightplate adapted to be secured to a support, an outwardly extending platesecured in fixed relation to saidupright plate, a brace connecting saidplates and extending diagonally of the same to hold the same in correctrelation to each other, that part of said brace connected with saidoutwardly extending plate having bent portions forming a part of a hingeand a strap member having parts forming the other part of the hinge andalso adapted to be secured to a cover.

' 3. A holder for a container cover, said holder including anuprightplate adapted to be secured to a support, an outwardly extendingplate'secured in fixed relation to said upright plate, a hinge having apart supported on said'outwardly extending plate and a part secured tosaid cover, said upright plate having an opening therein andsaidoutwardly extending plate having a projection extending into saidopening to prevent lateral movement of said outwardly extending plate,and a diagonally extending brace member connecting said plates.

4. A holder according to claim 2 in which said strap member has anextension extending into close proximity to said'strap member to formtherewith a recess into which a part of the edge of the cover may extendfor securing said strap member to a cover.

5. Aholder according to claim 2 in which said strap member has anextension extending into close proximity to said strap member to formtherewith a recess into which a part of the edge of the cover may extendfor securing said strap member to a cover, said strap member havingprojections extending toward opposite sides of said extension intopositions to engage a cover to cooperate with said extension to grip acover.

6. A holder for a container cover, said holder including an uprightplate adapted to be secured to a support, an outwardly extending platesecured in fixed relation to said upright plate, a brace memberconnecting said plates, that portion of said brace member which isconnected with said outwardly extending plate having parts thereofconstituting a hinge part, a strap member having an end thereof formedto constitute another hinge part for pivotal connection with the hingepart of said brace, said strap member having a part overlying a coverand an integral portion bent back to form a recess with said partadapted to receive and hold a portion of said cover.

7. A holder for a container cover, said holder including an uprightplate adapted to be secured to a support, an outwardly extending platesecured in fixed relation to said upright plate, a hinge having a partsupported on said outwardly extending plate and a part secured to saidcover, said outwardly extending plate having its outer edge shaped toconform to the contour of the upper portion of a container to guide thesame into correct relation to said holder to receive the cover, saidoutwardly extending plate having projections spaced from said hinge andpositioned to be engaged by a cover when the same swings into asubstantially horizontal position to limit further swinging thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,513,630 Elliott July 4, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS 30,336 Denmark Sept. 25,1922

